Unit 3 Vocab 8Th Grade

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allot

Back 1

(v.) to assign or distribute into shares or portions

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amass

Back 2

(v.) to bring together, colect, gather, especially for oneself; to come together, assemble

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audacious

Back 3

(adj.) bold, adventurous, recklessly daring

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comply

Back 4

(v.) to yield to a request or command

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devoid

Back 5

(adj.) not having or using, lacking

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elite

Back 6

(n.) the choice part of a group of people or things; (adj.) superior

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grapple

Back 7

(n.) an iron hook used to grab and hold; (v.) to come to grips with, wrestle with, fight with

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incapacitate

Back 8

(v.) to deprive of strength or ability; to make legally ineligible

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instigate

Back 9

(v.) to urge on; to stir up

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longevity

Back 10

(n.) long life, long duration

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myriad

Back 11

(adj.) in very great numbers; (n.) a very great number

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perspective

Back 12

(n.) a point of view or general standpoint from which different things are viewed, physically or mentally; the appearance to the eye of various objects at a given time, place, or distance

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perturb

Back 13

(v.) to trouble, make uneasy; to disturb greatly; to throw into confusion

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prodigious

Back 14

(adj.) immense, extraordinary in bulk, size, or degree

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relevant

Back 15

(adj.) connected with or related to the matter at hand

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skittish

Back 16

(adj.) extremely nervous and easily frightened; shy or timid; extremely cautious; unstable, undependable

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tether

Back 17

(n.) a rope or chain used to fasten something to a fixed object; the outer limit of strength or resources; (v.) to fasten with a rope or chain

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unison

Back 18

(n.) a sounding together; agreement or accord

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vie

Back 19

(v.) to compete; to strive for victory or superiority

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willful

Back 20

(adj.) stubbornly self-willed; done on purpose, deliberate